Formal Minutes
Wednesday
17 December 2014
Members present:
Keith Vaz, in the Chair
| Ian Austin
Paul Flynn
Lorraine Fullbrook
| | Dr Julian Huppert
David Winnick
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Draft Report (The work of the Immigration Directorates (January-June
2014)), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph
by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 64 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 65 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 1, at the beginning, to insert "We
recommend that people who have waited for six months for an initial
decision for asylum be required to seek work and allowed to perform
it if they are fit and able to do so".—(Dr Julian
Huppert.)
Question put, that the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 2 | Noes, 2
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| Paul Flynn | Ian Austin |
| Dr Julian Huppert | Lorraine Fullbrook
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Whereupon the Chair declared himself with the Noes.
Question accordingly negatived.
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 66 to 78 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Report of the Committee
to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available,
in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 6 January 2015 at 2.30 pm
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